Pumpkin hat

Just a simple pumpkin hat knit using US 8 needles and Berroco Comfort in Kidz Orange/9731 and Gooseberry Heather/9791 (recycled from this project, which never came to fruition).

The fit is perfect – covers his ears, and isn’t too tight. It’s nice to have the model on hand at all times! The only interesting construction note is that I knit this hat in stockinette to the decreases, then dropped stitches and made neat, tight ribbing (per TECHknitter).

We’ve had quite a week over here – little Gregory had surgery on Wednesday. We were understandably nervous, but he is recovering well, and seems happy to have mom and dad fawning over him 24/7.

Those big blue eyes are incredible!! I went through a couple surgeries with my little girl (now almost 5) and it seems like it was always a little harder on us than on her. Looks like Gregory made it through swimmingly! Nice to see you posting. 🙂

My son, also Gregory, :), had surgery when he was 2 months old too. One of the worst feelings in the world has got to be handing your child to the OR nurse. Very glad you’ve got that behind you and he’s doing well!

My son, also Gregory, :), had surgery when he was 2 months old too. One of the worst feelings in the world has got to be handing your child to the OR nurse. Very glad you’ve got that behind you and he’s doing well!

I just have to tell you, as a mother of two (now adult) children, it is clear you are doing a great job with your boy. He is such a happy guy, it is a joy to open this blog and see him grow. Working motherhood is hard but you are clearly making it work. Best, Patti